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Originally Posted by randyrobbins  My wife fell in love with a relative's Yorkie when visiting so we are considering getting one but we consider it as adding a family member for 15 years so I want to make sure that it's the right breed for us. I am hoping you guys can help us determine that.
We have two high school age kids and we had the best labrador reteriever in the world for 13 wonderful years and miss her dearly. The house just isn't quite the same without a dog. Anyway, we would love another Lab but want to get a much smaller dog this time so we can take it with us easier etc.
Our Requirements:
We don't want a dog that mindlessly barks/yaps all day regardless of training.
We don't want a dog that will *need* attention all day. Once he is not a puppy anymore our dog may be at home by himself for 6-7 hours a day.
We need a dog that will not chase/harass our two cats. We have two old cats and we can't have them harassed. This issue worries me a little bit because sometimes it's in a terrier's blood isn't it? On the other hand, I have heard that maybe you can prevent any dog from chasing cats if you have the cats first and bring the dog in as a puppy?
That's the main stuff. Can you help us determine if a Yorkie is right for us?
Thanks!!! |
it is SO great to see someone doing their research before buying a yorkie
While Yorkies have quite the rep of being yappy dogs.. Layla doesn't bark simply because we don't let her. She is at work with my parents almost every day and barking just isn't an option there.... so it can be done... the problem with Yorkies i think is that they are so tiny and so cute that it can be hard to say no because that "little" bark is just so cute!! but if you can nip it right away... there should be no problem!
Yorkies can be as independant or as dependant as you want them to be. i know Layla is very dependant but can be left for a few hours if need be,, but that has been our choice.... Yorkie puppies need a lot of attention and you are up at night for a few months until their little bladders can hold it all night... however once you are past the puppy stage they can be very dependant dogs from what i've read on here.
I think as long as your cats are prepared to put the puppy in its place.. things should be fine.... If you are gone for the day your pup can stay in a large x-pen where she has lots of room to play but there is still a barrier between her and the cats.. and then once she is old enough and the rules between her and the cats have been set there shoudlnt' be a problem leaving her to the whole house.
hope that helps
glad you found us before making the leap
every dogs has its ups and downs but there is nothing like Yorkie love